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ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — A school superintendent in British Columbia is apologizing to an Indigenous mother who pointed out a homework assignment that asked students to find "positive experiences with residential schools.

VICTORIA — B.C. Premier John Horgan will announce his new cabinet today with the expectation that the pandemic will occupy the duties of many of his ministers.

VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who oversaw the arrest of Meng Wanzhou two years ago says she is not aware of any Mounties sharing information from the Huawei executive's electronics with U.S. law enforcement. Sgt.

The federal government has announced more than $50 million for research into marine and freshwater ecosystems across Canada.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7 p.m. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says public health measures to date haven't been enough to stop the province's spread of COVID-19.

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals will take a small step toward a plan to create a national daycare system, with sources telling The Canadian Press next week's economic update will have money for a new federal child-care body.

OTTAWA, Ill. — Canada's watchdog for crime victims is calling on Parliament to overhaul their bill of rights, saying the five-year-old legislation has fallen "far short" of delivering on its promise.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:36 p.m. EST on Nov. 25, 2020: There are 347,465 confirmed cases in Canada.

VANCOUVER — The guilty plea of man who claims he wrongly spent 37 years in prison should not be set aside because of his "evolving explanations" and "selective memory" of events surrounding the 1983 murder of a toddler, a Crown lawyer says.

OTTAWA — The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate.